Fire breaks out in petrochemicals pipeline in Bengal, 15 burnt: 2 in critical condition, more than 12 fire tenders rushed to douse the blaze; Stopping Trains

A fire broke out in West Bengal's Haldia at around 2.45 am on Monday after an explosion in a pipeline supplying naphtha. Several houses in Chiranjeevpur area of Ward-13 of Haldia Municipality were affected by it. At least 15 people were injured in the incident. According to the police, all the injured were admitted to Haldia sub-divisional hospital. 5 people were referred to Tamluk Medical College and Hospital. The condition of 2 of them is critical. More than 12 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the fire. Officials said the fire was first seen in the naphtha pipeline of Haldia Petrochemicals. The fire soon spread to a nearby residential area. A railway line passing through the vicinity was also disrupted due to the fire. 3 Pictures of the Fire... The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, police said. The entire area has been covered. The fire also damaged railway overhead power line equipment near the spot. Haldia Petrochemicals has issued a statement on the incident. The company said that several people were reportedly injured in the accident and the company is providing all possible support to the affected people and the administration. According to the company, preliminary information suggests that the incident may have taken place around the site of the theft of naphtha near the plants. However, the exact cause of the fire is being investigated with the concerned agencies. The company said that naphtha is a highly flammable hydrocarbon. The company has been warning locals in the past about the grave danger posed by unauthorised use or tampering of petroleum products. What is Naphtha? ………………. Also read this news related to the fire... Fire breaks out at Lucknow coaching hall, 15 dead, students rush to bathroom to escape, suffocate A fire broke out in a building in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow at around 1:30 pm on June 22. At least 15 people were killed in the accident. Of these, 5 were women and 10 were men. Most were students between the ages of 20 and 30. The students were confined to the bathroom in the coaching that was going on on the second floor after the fire broke out.